Visit ‘the hive’ in the Alton Mill to see this encaustic exhibit – six artists taking part in the Winter Solstice Show! November 26 – Dec. 18/11.

Hi there… here is the hive teaching schedule has just been added to … now all workshops are posted until the end of MAY 2012!  Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions: andrea – 519-323-3437.  The hive is in the Alton Mill Creative Arts Centre, near Orangeville, ON  www.altonmill.ca Workshops include full day, two day, [...]

Coming up this weekend: Cuisine Art at the Alton Mill (www.altonmill.ca) July 16 and 17th… Saturday and Sunday!  Both days from 10am til 5pm… lots of events connected with great food and beautiful artwork in a huge variety of mediums.  I’ll be giving demonstrations with encaustic both days at noon, 2 and 3 pm- Give [...]

 Home again home again but there is part of me that is still riding my bike through the dunes, wandering the halls of the Hotel Fair (great work!), and taking in so much learning over the three days that the Conference was on.   This is the 5th Annual Conference organized by Joanne Mattera, this year [...]

 Home from the 5th Annual Encaustic Conference and ready to talk about it on the radio tomorrow in an interview!  www.toginet.com and click on ‘listen live’ to find out about encaustic painting, the wonderful contemporary artists that use this luscious medium and how much I love it… interview takes place on Wed. June 8th at [...]

Join us this weekend, and next (April 30, May 1st, 7th and 8th @ the Alton Mill (www.altonmill.ca) for Spring Awakenings, their yearly celebration of this time of year… there will be hands-on ‘Give it a Whirl!’s  in the hive (studio 201)… with me at 11am, noon, 1pm and 3 pm each day.  I will give [...]

 New Schedule with exciting, never-before-offered workshops and courses!   In response to the demand, there is now an Encaustic 4  and half-day introductory courses to encaustic, a parent/child workshop and the usual Encaustic 1, 2 & 3.  Phew!  Looks like it’s gearing up to be a busy and interesting year… please contact me if you have any [...]

Here is a detail of one of our new ‘composite  series’: contemplation… we did this series in collaboration, ”we” would be Daniel Beirne and  Andrea Bird.  Hours:  Open every weekend from 11am til 5pm until the end of Feb. (excluding Feb. 20/11)  or by appointment: 519-323-3437 or 519-323-7611 (cell).  Image of wall: the four new pieces [...]

Join us at the Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts for this fabulous encaustic experience! There are twelve diverse encaustic artists, from emerging to established… each of us using the wax in a variety of ways.  There will be encaustic demonstrations at the opening, and on both weekends, during gallery hours.  Location: 984 Queen St. West, near Ossington, in Toronto.  [...]

Here is a detail of a new piece, entitled “are you calling me bird?”, which is a line from the Ting Ting’s song “That’s not my name”.   It was the song that played while I danced on this painting.   This is part of a new series for me, one that involves dancing on the natural, honey [...]

Wow… what a great group of students last weekend in Stratford.  The energy, enthusiasm, and depth of talent blew me away!  Thanks to all of you for making the weekend so special.  It was warm with the blow torches going (you know who you are…. wendy!) heat guns, griddles, but it didn’t stop us from [...]

I am so excited to be accepted into this event… artists using every medium imaginable gather in this multi-disciplinary arts exhibition and sale. The free event will take place on Saturday, July 17, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in a vibrant, festival atmosphere in downtown Guelph.Occupying all of Wyndham Street (north of Cork), Quebec Street and St. George’s [...]

Speakeasy at the Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen West, Toronto)  29 artists!  7pm – 11pm SpeakEasy is a monthly gathering of Toronto’s creative community. It’s an opportunity to network, share ideas, and keep in touch with the pulse of Toronto’s creative professionals. SpeakEasy has an open door policy: students, creative pros, curious onlookers, everyone is welcome. [...]

‘Hold Loosely’ is a theme that found it’s way into a number of my encaustic pieces.  A big part of my journey with encaustic painting has been about letting go of attachment to any particular outcome.  I’m now doing another piece about this, as I prepare for a 12 person encaustic show in Toronto (Sept. 2010) called [...]

On July 17, a Thursday night… we will hear Michael Mucci playing his wonderful guitar compositions… at Ed’s Video (40 Baker St.) 9 p.m.  $5. I had the privledge of painting the CD cover for his LP (seen pictured: Moon Reflection)!  It will be a fun celebration – so drop by and listen to some [...]

In this video Andrea discusses themes and techniques used in her painting Where She’s Been and talks about her own encaustic journey over the past nine years.